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An observation about Star Wars

So let me get this straight. Darth Vader (Annikin Skywalker) never knew of Luke’s existence because he was kept hidden on Annikin’s home planet of Tattoine with Annikin’s step-brother Owen Lars under the name “Skywalker”. And just a short distance … Continue reading

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Riverworld (2010)

I’m not sure why I watched Riverworld all the way through, but I did. Tamoh Penikett gave another solid performance, though I have to say his character is pretty much the same as in BSG and Dollhouse. Mark Deklin was … Continue reading

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Unexplained shadow… a ghost caught on camera?

After hearing sounds coming from an empty room upstairs for a couple of nights running, I decided to set up my night-vision cam in hopes of catching it. Maybe an animal was getting in through the fireplace, I thought. Instead … Continue reading

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Early preview: a quick demo of the Stingray’s abilities

Even though the design of the Stingray amphibious plane is still in its early stages, I am already working on things like automating transitions between air, ground, and water. My goal is to make the transition so effortless that it … Continue reading

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Killing time with “Time Machines”

As I edge my NaNoWriMo word count a little higher every day, I find myself wishing for a time machine, so that I could just pop forward three weeks, nab a copy of my finished work, come back and paste … Continue reading

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SoL

Any MSTie knows that “SoL” means “Satellite of Love” — the home of Joel and/or Mike and the bots. Now you can find them in BlaksleeWorld, where the Satellite of Love has landed at the feet of gigantic statues of … Continue reading

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B.A.S.E. jumping in The Big Apple

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Let’s give a big hand to George Lucas

Being the sci-fi geek I am, I recently watched the entire Star Wars series on DVD. Again. And it struck me that George Lucas has a penchant for severed limbs. Seriously, in almost every movie, at least one character loses … Continue reading

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The web, the wasp, and the metaverse

Cast your mind back, if you will, into the murky past of the Internet. Think back to before the Y2K scare. Back, before the dot-com days. Back, before the Browser Wars. Back, to a time when Babbage‘s computing machine was … Continue reading

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3ASE launches 3rd Annual Sattelite Exhibition

Scripter extraordinaire, Timeless Prototype, has launched the 3rd Annual Sattelite Exhibition, featuring “useful, interesting or fun autonomous scripted objects”. In past years, this event has been full of cool gadgets and tools that push the limits of scripting in Second … Continue reading

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